2 Feb. 2005

Exercise Allied Reach 05 (AR 05) NRF implementation from readiness to employment. A joint Strategic Command Study Seminar called exercise ALLIED REACH 05 (AR 05) will take place between 01 and 03 February 2005 at the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), in Stavanger, Norway. JWC is a command element of Allied Command Transformation, based in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.. AR 05 will examine the planning, deployability, operational and capability issues that NATO Response Force (NRF) commanders may face in the year 2007. AR 05 is divided into three phases with each phase occurring on separate, consecutive days. AR 04 was the first in series of annual joint Strategic Command events, hosted by Allied Command Operations (ACO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The exercise will focus on the transformational aspects of the NRF with particular regard to deployability in 2007. During the seminar, participants will be given a scenario that examines how NRF can be used in future crisis and conflict. A workshop will then examine the results of the discussions and study period to focus on the concerns of NRF Commanders and the production of the strategic direction for future deployments. U.S. Marine Corps General James L. Jones, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) will conduct this exercise with the support of Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation (SACT). NOTE FOR THE EDITOR: An Allied Press and Information Centre (APIC) will be established at the STAVANGER FORUM in Stavanger and at the Joint Warfare Centre Facilities Ulsnes, Norway. Request for information prior to the establishment of the APIC should be made to SHAPE, Public Information Office, Tel.: +32 6544 7912; Fax: +32 6544 3544; Email: shapepio@shape.nato.int or to ACT Public Information Office, Tel.: 001 757 445-3235; Fax 001 757 445-3234. MEDIA EVENTS: A press conference will take place during the first day of AR 05, at 1100 in Stavanger Forum. Journalists applying for AR 05 press cards are required to have the following items: Valid passport and ID card Valid press ID card. Letter of introduction from their media organisation.